Notice that in the EXP (experience) column, some of the athletes have an R. What do you think R stands for? If you guessed "rookie" then you are correct! A rookie is a first year player with no professional experience. For the purpose of this research, we will refer to a player with at least 8 years of experience as a "veteran".
Make a table with two separate columns. One column will lists all of the current rookies and the other column will list all of veterans. Make sure that you are only looking at active players.
Step 1: Do you measure up?
1. What is the mean weight for a rookie?
2. What is the mean weight for a veteran?
3. Create a box and whisker plot for the weights of all of the rookies. On the same number line, create a box and whisker plot for the weights of all of the veterans.
4. What is the range for the weights of the rookies? veterans?
5. What is the interquartile range for the weights of the rookies? veterans?
6. Do the rookies or the veterans have a higher median?
7. If you joined the team as a rookie weighing in at 140 pounds, how would this affect the mean? median?
8. Think about what you would need to do in order to be physically ready to play professional football. Do you weight enough? Too much? Consider the following fitness plans: Bally Fitness 3-day plan
Step 2: What kind of experience do you need?
When it comes to experience, you need to know what you are working with.
1. Create an interval frequency table that shows the years of experience that the current Ravens players have. Your intervals should be R-2, 3-5, 6-7, 8 and above.
2. If I randomly choose a Raven's player, what is the probability that player will have 3-5 years of experience.
3. Based on these results, if there are 1700 players in the NFL, approximately how many would you expect to have between 6 and 7 years of experience?
How important is college in joining the NFL?
1. According to NFL players FAQ, what is the probability of getting invited to the scouting combine if you are a college football player?
2. Create a frequency table for the different college football divisions that the Ravens recruit from the most. Use the search engine to find a list of the different college football divisions. Your frequency table should have sections for ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, and Other.
3. Based on your results,if I randomly select a Raven, what is the probability that he went to a school in the ACC?
Step 3: They pay how much?
Use the search engine to find the current salaries for Raven's players.
1. Are there any outliers? How do you know?
2. What is the mean salary for a rookie? Round to the nearest thousand. (hint: check your rookie list)
3. What is the mean salary for a veteran? Round to the nearest thousand. (hint: check your veteran list)
4. Create a 2 box and whisker plots on the same number line comparing the salaries of rookies and veterans. You may round all salaries to the nearest thousand dollars.
5. Which measure of central tendency would you use if you were trying to convince the owner that rookies do not get paid enough?
6. Which measure of central tendency would you use if you were trying to convince the owner that veterans got paid too much?
A lot of the information that you will need can be found on the Baltimore Ravens website. Use this search engine to find the current Ravens roster.
Search engineNotice that in the EXP (experience) column, some of the athletes have an R. What do you think R stands for? If you guessed "rookie" then you are correct! A rookie is a first year player with no professional experience. For the purpose of this research, we will refer to a player with at least 8 years of experience as a "veteran".
Make a table with two separate columns. One column will lists all of the current rookies and the other column will list all of veterans. Make sure that you are only looking at active players.
Step 1: Do you measure up?
1. What is the mean weight for a rookie?
2. What is the mean weight for a veteran?
3. Create a box and whisker plot for the weights of all of the rookies. On the same number line, create a box and whisker plot for the weights of all of the veterans.
4. What is the range for the weights of the rookies? veterans?
5. What is the interquartile range for the weights of the rookies? veterans?
6. Do the rookies or the veterans have a higher median?
7. If you joined the team as a rookie weighing in at 140 pounds, how would this affect the mean? median?
8. Think about what you would need to do in order to be physically ready to play professional football. Do you weight enough? Too much? Consider the following fitness plans:
Bally Fitness
3-day plan
Step 2: What kind of experience do you need?
When it comes to experience, you need to know what you are working with.
1. Create an interval frequency table that shows the years of experience that the current Ravens players have. Your intervals should be R-2, 3-5, 6-7, 8 and above.
2. If I randomly choose a Raven's player, what is the probability that player will have 3-5 years of experience.
3. Based on these results, if there are 1700 players in the NFL, approximately how many would you expect to have between 6 and 7 years of experience?
How important is college in joining the NFL?
1. According to NFL players FAQ, what is the probability of getting invited to the scouting combine if you are a college football player?
2. Create a frequency table for the different college football divisions that the Ravens recruit from the most. Use the search engine to find a list of the different college football divisions. Your frequency table should have sections for ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, and Other.
3. Based on your results,if I randomly select a Raven, what is the probability that he went to a school in the ACC?
Step 3: They pay how much?
Use the search engine to find the current salaries for Raven's players.
1. Are there any outliers? How do you know?
2. What is the mean salary for a rookie? Round to the nearest thousand. (hint: check your rookie list)
3. What is the mean salary for a veteran? Round to the nearest thousand. (hint: check your veteran list)
4. Create a 2 box and whisker plots on the same number line comparing the salaries of rookies and veterans. You may round all salaries to the nearest thousand dollars.
5. Which measure of central tendency would you use if you were trying to convince the owner that rookies do not get paid enough?
6. Which measure of central tendency would you use if you were trying to convince the owner that veterans got paid too much?